'Wild Men of the Kalahari' (1930) 30m, prod. C. Ernest Cadle. In one of the earliest "talking pictures" shot in western Africa, expedition leader and lecturer Dr. C. Ernest Cadle of the Cameron-Cadle expedition describes the Kung Bushmen as "among the most treacherous creatures on earth". He then "baited them as we would an animal" to gather them for camera shots, and noted their eating habits ("he doesn't chew, but simply swallows like a dog").


This movie is part of the collection: Academic Film Archive of North America

Producer: C. Ernest Cadle
Production Company: Talking Picture Epics
Sponsor: Marti Kilby
Audio/Visual: sound, b&w
Keywords: bushmen; kalahari; namibia; etosha; san; hoefler

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Reviewer: radioman714 - - December 26, 2009
Subject: Wild Men...Great Film
Other than some creative/broken editing in the last 6 min. this film was great. A must watch. The only reason for the 4 star rather than a 5 was the editing at the end.